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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:sec><jats:label /><jats:p>Mycotic keratitis is a rare but severe ophthalmological illness, which has to be taken very seriously with a potentially sight‐threatening outcome. Over the last two decades, an increase of cases with mycotic keratitis has been noticed, which has possibly caused an increased use of soft contact lenses. Therapy is often lengthy and difficult. In a lot of cases, surgical therapy, i.e. corneal transplantation is indicated. For this reason, it is essential to discuss during the clarification process the necessity of a keratoplasty during the course of treatment. In this talk, we would like to give an overview on the typical clinical signs, symptoms, diagnostics and therapy options as well as confocal microscopy for diagnosis of mycotic keratitis.</jats:p></jats:sec>